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| - Well, I'm seriously underwhelmed.
It's not that the wings were bad -- it's just that the hype of "the best in the city" means they have a lot to live up to. Couple that with their own hype machine of "our medium is VERY HOT", the running competition of who can eat the most, etc, and really, I expect something better than a standard mass-market-pub chicken wing.
What I got is a standard mass-market-pub chicken wing. Juicy meat, sure, but way too much sauce* left the wings soggy. I want some crispness to my wings. Were they tasty? Sure. Are they worth over a buck a wing? I'm not so sure. Factor in their overpriced crap-domestic beer and mediocre fries and I'm left with little reason to go out of my way to visit the place. Anyway, on to specifics:
I call a huuuuuge BS on their heat claims. If I had known how run of the mill their "Hot" was, I would have instead ordered "Superhot" or "Death". As a consumer, I find that misleading and disappointing.
I've been a hot aficionado since I was ten years old. I feel more pain biting into a jalapeno (3500-8000 Scoville) than I did eating ten of their "hot"... a jalapeno is practically a fruit! I didn't even have to blow my nose or clear my throat, nor did I touch my beer until after the meal.
Listen, I get it, marketing is king... but c'mon. At least try to back it up!
I'm a bit sad to do it, but Duff's clocks in at an underachieving 2 stars. Not only have I experienced better, I've also experienced hotter.
* I am surely wrong, but I'd swear their "hot" sauce is Frank's Extra Hot mixed with butter. It was that generic.
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